Thank you to everyone

[Veriende]

Hi, I have been reading this forum for quite awhile and I just wanted to say thank you to everbody for all the helpful information. It's amazing how willing people here are to share their knowledge with those of us who are just starting out.

I have gotten so much out of this so far...is my goat really pregnant? hey, I can look at her hoo-ha and find out. What should I feed my chickens? Weeds! What a novel idea...you all are the best.

I am from Washington (the state) andif anyone would like to commiserate about what a crappy cold spring we've had, I'm there--my peas are only two inches tall and my beets didn't germinate AT ALL.

I have dairy goats, chickens and gardens, DH has a top-bar bee hive.

Helpful tips I have to share:

Build your goat barn to accomdate your dairy goats AND their offspring. Really, make it bigger. Much bigger.

There's a reason why you can't find any plans for a chicken tractor for 6-8 chickens. It's too heavy to move. Build it in one spot, and now build a fence.

My user name: I have no idea what it means. It is on an old drawing of my grandparents' first home, circa 1930. Is it he name of the farm they rented? The name of the person who drew the picture? My parents don't know, and my grandaprents are gone. They lived in Coeur d'Alene (sp?) Idaho, so if you have an idea, I'd love to hear.

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

Hello from a former Washingtonian! I still have family out there and they are none too happy with the weather the last few months. I don't miss the rain, but I'll be dreaming about cooler weather when we hit 90 this week!

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

from Maryland. We have had a very wet spring here. I am hoping to finally get my garden started tomorrow. It has been crazy.

You have some good advice!

 

[flemish lops]

The weather has been crazy for our area to (way to wet, to cold, and wishing to see the sun come out for at least one whole day).

 

[happydodgefarm6113]

Welcome from Syracuse NY. Also have goats and chickens and it is so true that once I started and most people on the back yard sites that the area you start with never is big enough for all the additions.

 

[elevan]

From Central OHIO

We too have had a wet cold early spring...but this week it's like a switch has been flipped and we're having 80* temps (a 20-40* jump).

 

[KathyCo]

Hi! We are having a not-so-nice spring in Colorado as well. Nothing but wind and erratic temps. So so sick of the wind.
I keep chickens as well and my husband just replaced two hives of bees yesterday that froze during our last very cold spell during the winter. We had a long string of WAY below zero days and the poor things didn't make it. I love the honey!